Samantha Tolj is an actress.

Her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian.
Tolj began professional acting guest starring on Stingers

Stingers

Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...

, MDA, and a bit part in an episode of Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...

. The Heelers producers were impressed enough to bring her back for two episodes playing a prostitute in the eighth and ninth seasons of the show.

Tolj later joined the main cast, playing Kelly O'Rourke

Kelly O'Rourke

Kelly O'Rourke was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. She came into the show in 2004 after the bombing of the Mount Thomas Station and stayed until the show finished in 2006.She was portrayed by Samantha Tolj....

, a police officer

Police officer

A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

, in 2004 as one of four new cast members. This led to her nomination in the 2005 Logie Awards for Best New Talent. She remained with the show until it ended in 2006. In 2007, Tolj played a guest role in McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...

. In 2010 Tolj joined the cast of Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Pigs Breakfast	Shaz	Episode: "With Friends Like These"
2000	Blue Heelers Blue Heelers Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...	Kelly O'Rourke Kelly O'Rourke Kelly O'Rourke was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. She came into the show in 2004 after the bombing of the Mount Thomas Station and stayed until the show finished in 2006.She was portrayed by Samantha Tolj....	2004–2006 (69 episodes)
2002	Marshall Law Marshall Law Marshall Law was an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.- History :...	Karen	Episode: "Dogs, Wives and Videotape"
2002	Stingers Stingers Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...	Lauren Davies	Episode: "A Little Crush" Episode: "Disgraceful Conduct" Episode: "Revenge of the Turtles"
2003	Stingers	Lauren Davies	Episode: "A Horse Is a Horse"
2003	Heartworm	Anna
2003	After the Deluge	Yashi	TV mini-series
2003	MDA	Lexi Tickner	Episode: "The Samaritan Kind"
2005	Last Man Standing	Mish	Episode: "1.1"
2006	Real Stories Real Stories Real Stories is an Australian satirical television comedy series produced by Carlton Television for Network Ten. It was created by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. The series was first broadcast on 22 August 2006....	Tonya Blunt	Episode: "1.3"
2007	McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...	Heather Richardson	Episode: "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves"
2008	Rush Rush (2008 TV series) -DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:...	Graffiti Artist	Episode: "1.6"
2008	Satisfaction Satisfaction (TV series) Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.The series was filmed in...	Adama	Episode: "Last Look"
2009	Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...	Bronte	Episode: "1.12"
2010–2011	Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...	Fake Shandi/Daria Hennessy	Recurring
2011	Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...	Simone Abrahams	Episode: "3.19"
2011	Scumbus Scumbus Scumbus is an Australian comedy film written and produced by Ed Kavalee. The film stars Kavalee, Toby Truslove and Lachy Hulme. It was filmed in Melbourne, Victoria.-Cast:*Ed Kavalee as Tom*Toby Truslove as Red*Lachy Hulme as Adam*Henry Nixon as David...	Amy

And is now appearing in the new national Jim Beam commercial with Kyly Boldy.

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